/Wendy hugged Chase with tears in her eyes as James walked down the stairs/
"What's going on?" asked James
"Get in here now!" said Wendy
/James ran into the kitchen and froze in shock when he saw Chase hugging Wendy/
"Dad?!" asked James
/James ran and started hugging Chase and Wendy/
"What are you doing here?!" asked James
"I'm here on leave, and I'm not going back" said Chase
"I missed you!" said Wendy
/She had tears of joy in her eyes/
"I missed you guys too" said Chase
"When did you get back?!" asked James
"A few hours ago James" said Chase
/The group looked at the three of them with small tears in their eyes/
"How was it?" asked James
"It was great, I got you guys some things" said Chase
"Did you get anything?" asked Wendy
"Yeah, I got a medal" said Chase
"Really? Which one?" asked James
/Chase pointed at the letter on the coffee table, Wendy and James walked over to it/
"Read it" said Jennifer
/They picked it up and started to read it, their eyes widening as they were, they finally finished the letter and looked at Chase/
"You got the Medal of Honor?" asked James
"Yes" said Chase
"What?! How did you get it?" asked Wendy
"I saved a lot of people and stopped the Taliban and the Iranian army from killing them" said Chase
/James looked at the cane Chase had/
"Um, what is that?" asked James
/Chase saw that James was pointing at his cane, he sighed/
"I was wounded pretty bad son" said Chase
"What happened?" asked Wendy
/Chase sat down and sighed again, then he pulled up his pant leg with wide eyes from his children/
"Is- is that a prosthetic?" asked James
"Yeah" said Chase
/Wendy felt tears in her eyes/
"Daddy, what happened?" asked Wendy
/Chase sighed/
"We were driving towards Tehran when an IED blew up underneath me" said Chase
"An IED? How did that go?" asked James
"Everyone else didn't even get a scratch, but I was pulled out of the wreck" said Chase
"Then what?" asked James
"We were attacked by Iranian soldiers and I was pulled into a building, we waited until we could get CASEVAC" said Chase
"CASEVAC?" asked Odd
"Its being evacuated by helicopter with air support" said Chase
"So you were unconscious?" asked Yumi
"No, I was awake the entire time except for the first few seconds after the explosion" said Chase
"How bad did it hurt?" asked Rebecca
"I felt like the seventh layer of hell when I was in the Humvee, but after I was pulled out I didn't feel anything" said Chase
"So you were pulled out of the Humvee and got out by helicopter?" asked Ulrich
/Chase sighed/
"It wasn't that simple" said Chase
"What do you mean?" asked Ulrich
"We had to hold out for a while, at the end of it, it was just me and eleven others out of fifty" said Chase
"My god" said Rebecca
"Yeah, but then I saw a grenade fly in so I did the sensible thing" said Chase
"What was that?" asked Rebecca
"I crawled to it and put myself over it, the only reason I'm still here is because of Kevlar" said Chase
/Everyone looked at Chase with shock/
"You threw yourself on a live grenade?!" asked Dylan
"Yeah" said Chase
"We never did anything that stupid" said Dylan
"Yes we did, don't kid yourself" said Chase
"What makes doing that sensible?!" asked Jennifer
"The windows were too far away to throw it back, and I was the only one who noticed it fly in!" said Chase
"Why didn't you just shout at the other soldiers that the grenade was inside?" asked Aelita
"I was shell shocked, I could barely move let alone speak!" said Chase
"But what about us? Your family?!" asked Jennifer
"I knew that but they had families too! They were relying on me to get them back alive" said Chase
"But-" said Jennifer
"Jen, it was either that or everyone dies and our bodies shown on Iranian TV!" said Chase
"Chase I love you and you know that, but that was an incredibly dumb thing to do" said Jennifer
"I know that and I'm sorry, but I didn't want to see my men die" said Chase
"But wait a minute, how are you here and not sprayed all over a random Iranian floor?" asked Jeremie
/They heard a knock on the door and Miranda and Alexandr walked in/
"Hey guys" said Chase
"What?! What are you doing here?!" asked Miranda
"Long story but I got the Medal of Honor, I lost my leg, and I'm talking to everyone right now" said Chase
/Miranda and Alexandr looked extremely confused, but Jennifer handed them the letter and sat back down/
"Daddy, please don't do anything like that again" said Wendy
/Chase looked at her with shame on his face/
"I promise Wendy, I will never do anything that stupid again" said Chase
"Do what?" asked Alexandr
"He threw himself on a live grenade and saved eleven soldiers" said Rebecca
"He did what now?!" asked Miranda
"You heard it right, thank god for Kevlar" said Chase
"What's Kevlar?" asked Odd
"Very strong body armor, I actually have a chunk of it in my bag" said Chase
"Now what were you saying before Miranda and Alexandr walked in?" asked Jeremie
"Well I was basically thrown across the room and knocked out" said Chase
"And after that?" asked Jeremie
"I woke up inside a medical Humvee being driven to the nearest military field hospital" said Chase
"What about the rest of the soldiers?" asked Odd
"Out of fifty of us, only me and eleven others survived the Iranian attack" said Chase
/Chase looked saddened as the group looked at him/
"Did any of your squad get out?" asked Dylan
"No, no they were all killed before I even got in the building" said Chase
"What happened to them?" asked Yumi
/Chase felt a tear roll down the side of his face/
"Horvath was- he was decapitated in my Humvee-" said Chase
"Oh my holy god" said Dylan
"I- I woke up to see his head next to me" said Chase
/Dylan and Jennifer got out of their seats and walked over to Chase, they sat down next to him and gave him a hug/
"And Ruger and Lucky was killed by AK fire while running to the building" said Chase
"I'm sorry for your loss" said Odd
"So am I, so am I" said Chase
"What happened to your friend? He was called Griggs, right?" asked Yumi
/Chase sighed sadly/
"He was shot while dragging me into the building, then he ran to the window right before an RPG blew it up" said Chase
"Wow, I'm so sorry Chase" said Jennifer
/Chase wiped away the tears in his eyes/
"Anything good happen in Iran?" asked James
/Chase cleared his throat/
"Yes, actually I took part in the fall of Tehran" said Chase
"You were there?!" asked Odd
"That was live on the news!" said Alexandr
"I was part of the Ranger regiment that helped take the presidential palace" said Chase
/Everyone started at him with wide eyes/
"Is anything normal in your life?" asked Miranda
"No" said Chase
"I thought so" said Miranda
"Did you apprehend the president?" asked Aelita
"No, but I saw the squad take him out" said Chase
"How did he react?" asked James
"About the same as I would, he really went off on those US soldiers" said Chase
"I bet that was cool" said Wendy
"It was" said Chase
"Did you meet him?" asked Odd
"Yep, and he spat on my face" said Chase with a grin
"How else was Tehran?" asked Rebecca
"I had to do BDA on a few residential areas, and I had to EVAC a lot of wounded soldiers from both sides" said Chase
"BDA?" asked Miranda
"Battle Damage Assessment, basically I had to make sure the bad guy's stuff was blown up" said Chase
"When do you get to meet the president?" asked Jennifer
"Actually its next week, and I'm allowed to bring people to watch" said Chase
"You want all of us to come with?" asked Dylan
"Well, if its no trouble" said Chase
/Everyone looked at each other/
"Yeah, why not" said Alexandr
"Really?" asked Chase
"Yeah, at least we have a good excuse for work!" said Odd
"I heard the government sends letters to the workplace for whoever gets to go with the MoH winner" said Rebecca
"Thanks guys, this means a lot" said Chase
"You don't have to thank us, that's what friends are for" said Yumi
"I guess I get to get out of school!" said James
"Yep, and I'm taking you to see our nations capital" said Chase
"Really?! I want to see the Air and Space Museum!" said Wendy
"You want to go with uncle Ulrich and me?" asked Yumi
"Yes!" said Wendy
"You guys want to take Wendy to the Air and Space?" asked Jennifer
"Sure, I haven't had enough time with her lately anyway" said Yumi
"Yay!" said Wendy
/Yumi and Ulrich smiled at Wendy and James/
"So you're going to the White House?" asked Jeremie
"Yep" said Chase
"You going to meet the president, or are you just getting a medal from him?" asked Aelita
"Yeah I get to have a talk with him in the Oval Office" said Chase
"About what?" asked Aelita
"Who knows, its his office so he's going to ask a lot of questions probably" said Chase
"Huh, you really are a weird person" said Miranda
"Yes, yes I am" said Chase
"So we go to DC and maybe take a few days to look around, then we all head to the White House and see you get the Medal of Honor?" asked Ulrich
"Sounds about right" said Chase
"Will we all meet the president?" asked Yumi
"I think so, I'm going to talk with him in the Oval Office and I think I can take you with" said Chase
"Really? The Oval Office?" asked Aelita
"Yep" said Chase
"So how's the ceremony going to be?" asked Jeremie
"Just me in front of the president, he puts the medal on me, and I make a small speech" said Chase
"What are you going to say?" asked Odd
"Haven't thought of it yet" said Chase
"Alright, when do we go to DC?" asked Wendy
"Yeah I really want to flip off the IRS and the NSA buildings" said James
"Good idea" said Alexandr
"Actually, since its only a week away we should go tomorrow" said Rebecca
"Yeah, or else traffic is going to be a bitch all the way there" said Dylan
"Well if we're going tomorrow, then I got to go home and pack" said Alexandr
"Yeah I think we all should" said Miranda
"Alright, see you later guys" said Chase
"See you later war hero" said Odd
/Everyone said goodbye and walked out of the door, but Jennifer, Wendy, and James stood and looked at Chase/
"What?" asked Chase
"We're just so glad you're back" said Jennifer
"Me too" said Chase
"We missed you so much" said Wendy
"I missed you guys" said Chase
/They got together in a family hug/
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